PS: To correct an error, the head of CAA at the time was Richard Lovett, not Michael Olds. I’m just thinking inertly. Thank you readers for pointing it out.
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The ski resort is covered in snow.
White snowflakes covered the trees, and further away, mist shrouded the majestic snow peaks.
Lu Fei hired a Yangma coach, and he and Zeng Li were bundled up tightly, walking on the relatively gentle snow slope with their legs alternating.
Step by step, walk sideways back to the top of the snow slope.
"land!"
Brian Lord stood on the flat snow and waved.
CAA's execution was indeed rated five-star, and the entire process was handled on behalf of the company. However, something went wrong during the signing. Originally, the director and the starring role were given an advance of US$50,000 each.
Leigh Whannell accepted, but James Wan wanted to make a big bet and asked for no compensation, but 3% of the net box office profit as a dividend.
"Do you think it's reasonable?" Lu Fei said.
"Of course it's unreasonable! In Hollywood, only directors and actors who have proven their worth can negotiate for dividend rights. Although 3% is a small proportion, the rules are the rules."
Brian Lord wagged his little finger a few times.
"We in China have a saying, 'A thousand gold buys a horse's bones'."
Lu Fei explained briefly, "I am happy to use him and this 3% to attract more independent filmmakers to cooperate. Of course, this 3% cannot be used in vain. Except for "Saw", his three subsequent projects, I Have priority.”
"It has to be a feature film!" Brian Lord added.
"That's right."
Lu Fei stuck his ski poles on the ground, feeling happy.
After only spending 1.3 million US dollars, "Saw" was included in the bag, and Han and Tang had their first shot in Hollywood.
It’s enough to stand firm!
There are a total of 8 "Saw" films, with a cumulative box office of more than 1 billion US dollars. Although the screenwriters were changed many times midway, as long as James Wan's core position as a producer is maintained, the film will be no worse than in its previous life.
Of course, credit for Lionsgate’s operations is also indispensable.
When it comes to distribution companies, Brian Lord’s first choice is Lionsgate, because they specialize in thrillers and horror films.
"Any other recommendations?" Lu Fei touched his chin.
"Are you referring to the Big Six of Hollywood? Lu, I know you have good relations with Warner, Sony, and Universal, but..."
Brian Lord rolled his eyes disdainfully.
"I never thought about looking for them."
Lu Fei curled his lips, not to mention whether the Hollywood Big 6 took a fancy to him, but even if they did, they would swallow up his own interests to the bone. What he wanted was a company on the same level as Lions Gate.
"That's New Line!"
Brian Lord rolled his eyes, "In recent years, I have also dabbled in horror and supernatural themes. "Death is Coming" and "The Butterfly Effect" have tasted the benefits, but there is a problem."
"What?"
Lu Fei opened his mouth, and a breath of white breath came out.
"New Line is very poor now and may not be able to pay much for publicity."
"How poor?"
"It has become a joke in the industry to be so poor that they sell the IP of their Marvel heroes everywhere."
“Which Marvel heroes?”
"It seems to be called Iron Man, no, Iron Man, a second-rate hero. No one wants it, otherwise New Line wouldn't be willing to sell it."
Brian Lord shook his head and laughed: "Old Xie Yin himself said that this character has no meaning. The armor props are too heavy and cannot fly at all."
"Huh? Can't fly?"
Lu Fei narrowed his eyes and vaguely felt that Han and Tang were likely to take off, so he asked Brian Lord to inquire without any secret.
Because of the no-brained wealthy persona, it penetrated into Brian Lord's heart and he didn't think too much about it. After all, Wall Street is the same as entering Hollywood. Everything he sees, he wants to buy.
So without thinking too much, he promised to touch the bottom of Xie Yin, the president of New Line.
"Iron Man, Iron Man..."
Lu Fei couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. The Iron Man IP was really taken down by him. Is the Marvel Universe completely lost?
"What are you thinking, so evil?"
Zeng Li has learned so well that she can already skate on flat ground.
"I was thinking how many poems should I recite to my senior sister tonight?"
Lu Fei laughed in a joking tone: "Jie Jie, Jie Jie."
"Don't laugh so weirdly."
Zeng Li raised her hand and flicked his forehead gently.
As a result, that night, accompanied by various moans and groans, Jie Jie's laughter kept ringing in the bedroom, just like the squeaking and shaking bed.
Zeng Li is not as shy as Li Fuzhen, who is equally cold and charming, and is very open-minded. The most fascinating thing about her is that she refuses with her mouth, but her body is obedient. When she sees Bingshan's cold face, she wants to rub against her, causing heat and melting.
Half an hour later, my arms and thighs were covered in sweat.
Lu Fei stroked her silky hair: "Sister, why are you so obedient to me? It makes me a little embarrassed." He scratched his scalp and said with a smile: "Otherwise, you won't be willing in the future. Just tell me directly."
Zeng Li blushed, "Didn't you say we shouldn't be polite between us?"
"Is this polite?" Lu Fei's eyes widened.
Zeng Li blinked: "How do you still want to be rude?"
Lu Fei was startled, "Yes, why are you so rude?"
Zeng Li tapped his forehead, "Don't you want to recite poetry? Where are the poems?"
Isn't this sexy enough?
Lu Fei cleared his throat: "Strengthening the mountains and overwhelming the world, there are plowable fields in the Peach Blossom Spring!"
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After two days of plowing, my physical strength has almost reached the bottom.
Although Lu Fei was haggard, he enjoyed it. He immediately returned to his loyal logic, recharged his energy, and regained his strength.
Throughout the morning, he met with all kinds of talents and experts without stopping, especially experts like Yin Zhiyao. Guo Xing personally picked him up, and Lu Fei stood at the door of the company, waiting to open the door for him.
If you are full of sincerity, you just need to sit down.
The old Uncle Liu opened his mouth, "The chips are in ruins, China is covered in dust, the old Americans are stealing their lives, Lu does not know what he can do, he wants to promote semiconductors in the world, but his intelligence is short, and Liao has nothing to do..."
The silent answer is, "If the boss doesn't return to China, what will happen to semiconductors!"
Yin Zhiyao was infected by his enthusiasm for "China's core restoration", and the offer was too much, so he was finally persuaded to quit.
"I'm going to resign now and try to return to China as soon as possible."
You are like pines and cypresses, I will be like green mountains!
Lu Fei was extremely excited. He put Yin Zhiyao into the car all the way, watched him leave, then breathed heavily and waved his fist:
"Nais!"
Guo Xing asked doubtfully: "Mr. Lu, why do you want all these people to return to China? Why don't you just say 'build a nest for the phoenix'? Why don't you just settle some of them in the United States like Newark did?"
"Haha, you underestimate the bottom line of American imperialism. Don't forget how Mr. Qian returned to the country."
Lu Fei turned around and walked quickly to the office.
Along the way, Guo Xing verbally reported the sales of the first and second generations. After Samsung no longer restricts supply, the annual sales are expected to exceed 4.5 million units, accounting for almost 68% of the total market.
"...the kindle team is connected to Amazon's Lab126 laboratory and is testing and adjusting internally. Our marketing department is also negotiating e-book copyrights with major publishing houses in the United States."
After the words fell, he closed the door.
There were only two of them in the huge office.
On the glass tabletop illuminated by sunlight, there are various mobile phones placed, including Ericsson, Nokia, BlackBerry, Motorola, Samsung, Sony, HTC...
“All brands of mobile phones on the market are here.”
Guo Xing watched Mr. Lu play with the flip cover for a while, then changed to a candy bar, and even cracked dried walnuts with his Nokia.
"Dongdongdong."
Lu Fei knocked a few times and sighed, "As expected of Nokia, it's just hard." He immediately asked about the mobile phone operating system it was equipped with.
"Most of them are from the Saipan Alliance, and all of them are red-tagged."
Guo Xing pointed to the table, which was divided into three colors: red, blue and yellow, and then a statistical table on the ground, which clearly listed parameters, performance, and the proportion of the brand's shares.
Symbian is not developed by Nokia alone. It is opened to major mobile phone manufacturers by Symbian. They invest and hold shares to form the Symbian Alliance.
Ericsson 15.6%, Sony Ericsson 13.1%, Panasonic 10.5%, Samsung 4.5%, Siemens 8.4%...
[ps: The data is reliable and not fabricated]
"Most of them are in Nokia and Psion."
Lu Fei closed the form and touched his mouth.
"Mr. Lu, it's not too late for us to enter."
Guo Xing reminded: "Saipan recently wants to sell all its shares, and the price is 74 million euros. We definitely can't afford it, but it's okay to take a little. Do you want to consider it?"
"There is no difference between eating a little or not eating. Saipan will not look for us. It will definitely give priority to manufacturers in the camp."
Lu Fei saw the key point. Nokia's shareholding was too high. If it took the shares of Symbian, it would be absolute control. The Saipan Alliance would exist in name only, leaving an empty shell.
It's not Nokia that gives the order, no prince dares to disobey it.
Guo Xingdao: "But since we want to build mobile phones, we can't do it without a system."
"Are there any other mobile phone systems?" Lu Fei asked.
"Yes! The blue one."
After Guo Xing finished speaking, Lu Fei immediately looked at the only Ericsson with a blue label, and saw that the system name was very fancy——
Sidekick, the iron buddy mobile phone system?
Guo Xing spread his hands: "This was developed by a company called Danger."
Lu Fei stroked this slider phone that looked like a game console. It had a keyboard, a large screen, and the Internet. Although the system was modeled after Symbian, the experience was not inferior.
He was surprised: "Who created this system?"
"The three senior executives of Dangerous Company are all engineers who resigned from Microsoft. I wanted to poach them, but two of them refused to leave."
"Two? Where's the other one?"
"That guy's gone. His name is Andy Rubin."
"Um!
"
Lu Fei raised his head in shock, then looked down at his phone, and couldn't help shouting in his heart: Damn it! The father of Android!
"We must find out where this person is going."
"I'm doing."
Guo Xing took out the investigation information and read it: "It has been investigated that he registered a company called Android in October last year to develop a new type of camera, but no one was willing to invest..."
Lu Fei played with the Nokia in his hand, and his mind imagined the advertisement of the logic phone embedded in "Iron Man", when Downey Jr. took out the phone and said: "I Am Iron Man".
Sizzling, full of style and effects.
As for the difficulties faced by Android, they are not worth mentioning in the face of the terrifying financial prospects and profits. Give it a try and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle, especially with the title of "China's first smartphone operating system"...
Hanging street lights?
Haha, at that time, they called me Lu (Lu) Lantern Man!
Just as he was having sex frantically, the phone in his pocket buzzed, a long-distance call, and it was from Lu Yun——
Xiao Hongmei is in the hospital expecting to give birth, just these few days!
Guo Xing saw his boss jumping in a rare hurry and said in surprise: "Mr. Lu, what happened?"
"I'm going back to China soon."
Lu Fei repeatedly warned him to get Andy Rubin no matter what, no matter what the cost, just don't alert the enemy.
"Mr. Lu, is he really that powerful?"
"It's not a question of whether he's great or not, he's really special..."
